EDUCATION
08/05 - 12/09
Graduated Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Graphic Design
Minor: Public Relations
08/01 – 05/05
Graduated Long Beach High School, Long Beach, MS
Studies included college preparatory with emphasis in art
SOFTWARE AND SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
MicroSoft Office Suite – PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.
Photography – Post Production, Manipulation, Retouching, Compositing
HTML, CSS, Flash (working knowledge)
Typography
Ink Work and Illustration
WORK EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer. COMP Performance Group, Memphis, TN
March, 2011 - Present
Duties include designing advertisements for print and Web, brochures, catalogs, posters, identity design, trade show graphics, business cards, P.O.S. items and product photography for up to 13 operating companies within the COMP Performance Group, working individually and on functional and cross functional teams.
Graphic Designer. Bankhouse Coffee/Coast Roast, Long Beach, MS
January 2008 - Present
Duties include creating brand identity for coffee roasting company (Coast Roast), designing coffee packaging, brochures, posters, vehicle wrap and P.O.S. items.
Junior Art Director. Prime Time Advertising Agency, Gulfport, MS
January, 2010 – August, 2010
Duties included designing advertisements for magazines and billboards, logos, and Web sites with responsibility for artistic direction and technical execution with clients.
Coffee Shop Supervisor. Island View Casino, Gulfport, MS
December, 2009 – March, 2010
Duties included supervising 12 employees in the operations of the casino coffee shop.
Graphic Design Intern. MSU - Housing and Residence Life, Starkville, MS
January, 2009 – August, 2009
Duties included working with little or no supervision working within tight timeframes to design print and Web promotional materials for the university housing department.
Graphic Designer. Mississippi SeaWolves Hockey, Biloxi, MS
June, 2008 – August, 2008
Duties included designing and creating watermark logo, brochures, media guide, recruitment information, promotional items, invitations, booklets, etc.
Barista. Bankhouse Coffee/Coast Roast, Long Beach, MS
January, 2001 - May, 2005
Duties include making and serving coffee drinks, lunch and pastries; keeping inventory, selling coffee and merchandise, catering events
AWARDS AND ORGANIZATIONS
2009 42nd Annual Society of Publication Designers Competition Silver Award
2009 ADDY Awards Gold Award
2009 ADDY Awards Silver Award
2008 Barnes & Noble Juror Award, 36th Annual MSU Fine Art & Graphic Design Student Competition
2006 Chalet Merit Award, 34th Annual MSU Fine Art & Graphic Design Student Competition
2006 Top Portfolio of Graphic Design Portfolio Review
2005, 2009 Mississippi State University Ballroom Dance Club • Instructor and President
2006, 2009 Dean’s List of the College of Architecture, Art and Design
2005 Class Orator for Long Beach High School Graduating Class
2007, 2009 American Institute of Graphic Artists
2007, 2009 National Society of Collegiate Scholars
2006, 2009 Public Relations Student Society of America
References available upon request.
08/05 - 12/09
Graduated Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Graphic Design
Minor: Public Relations
08/01 – 05/05
Graduated Long Beach High School, Long Beach, MS
Studies included college preparatory with emphasis in art
SOFTWARE AND SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
MicroSoft Office Suite – PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.
Photography – Post Production, Manipulation, Retouching, Compositing
HTML, CSS, Flash (working knowledge)
Typography
Ink Work and Illustration
WORK EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer. COMP Performance Group, Memphis, TN
March, 2011 - Present
Duties include designing advertisements for print and Web, brochures, catalogs, posters, identity design, trade show graphics, business cards, P.O.S. items and product photography for up to 13 operating companies within the COMP Performance Group, working individually and on functional and cross functional teams.
Graphic Designer. Bankhouse Coffee/Coast Roast, Long Beach, MS
January 2008 - Present
Duties include creating brand identity for coffee roasting company (Coast Roast), designing coffee packaging, brochures, posters, vehicle wrap and P.O.S. items.
Junior Art Director. Prime Time Advertising Agency, Gulfport, MS
January, 2010 – August, 2010
Duties included designing advertisements for magazines and billboards, logos, and Web sites with responsibility for artistic direction and technical execution with clients.
Coffee Shop Supervisor. Island View Casino, Gulfport, MS
December, 2009 – March, 2010
Duties included supervising 12 employees in the operations of the casino coffee shop.
Graphic Design Intern. MSU - Housing and Residence Life, Starkville, MS
January, 2009 – August, 2009
Duties included working with little or no supervision working within tight timeframes to design print and Web promotional materials for the university housing department.
Graphic Designer. Mississippi SeaWolves Hockey, Biloxi, MS
June, 2008 – August, 2008
Duties included designing and creating watermark logo, brochures, media guide, recruitment information, promotional items, invitations, booklets, etc.
Barista. Bankhouse Coffee/Coast Roast, Long Beach, MS
January, 2001 - May, 2005
Duties include making and serving coffee drinks, lunch and pastries; keeping inventory, selling coffee and merchandise, catering events
AWARDS AND ORGANIZATIONS
2009 42nd Annual Society of Publication Designers Competition Silver Award
2009 ADDY Awards Gold Award
2009 ADDY Awards Silver Award
2008 Barnes & Noble Juror Award, 36th Annual MSU Fine Art & Graphic Design Student Competition
2006 Chalet Merit Award, 34th Annual MSU Fine Art & Graphic Design Student Competition
2006 Top Portfolio of Graphic Design Portfolio Review
2005, 2009 Mississippi State University Ballroom Dance Club • Instructor and President
2006, 2009 Dean’s List of the College of Architecture, Art and Design
2005 Class Orator for Long Beach High School Graduating Class
2007, 2009 American Institute of Graphic Artists
2007, 2009 National Society of Collegiate Scholars
2006, 2009 Public Relations Student Society of America
References available upon request.